People Scholars Nonresident Scholars Clinical Scholars Directors Staff Filter People by: Type: Expertise: Initiative: Emma Aguila, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy David Agus, MD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Founding Director & CEO, Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine Director, USC Westside Prostate Cancer Center Professor, Keck School of Medicine of USC and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Jennifer A. Ailshire, PhD Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Assistant Professor, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology 2014-2015 RCMAR Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center David Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD Clinical Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC Director, Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA) Sanjay Arora, MD Clinical Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC Chief, Research Division, Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC Rhoda Au, PhD, MBA Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Professor of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Neurology, Medicine and Epidemiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and School of Public Health Sarah Axeen, PhD Director of Data and Analytics, USC Schaeffer Center Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine Research, Keck School of Medicine of USC Angela Yang Ayala, MPA Director of Foundation & Corporate Relations, USC Schaeffer Institute Katherine Baker Postdoctoral Scholar, USC Schaeffer Center Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Professor of Health Policy and Director of the Center on the Demography and Economics of Health and Aging, Stanford University Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) Han Bleichrodt, PhD Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Professor of Economics, University of Alicante Craig Brimhall, PhD Wändi Bruine de Bruin, MSc, PhD Director, Behavioral Sciences and Policy Initiative Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Jack M. Chapel, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar, USC Schaeffer Center Alice Chen, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Vice Dean for Research Associate Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy 2018-2019 RCMAR Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Hebron Cheung Financial Analyst II, USC Schaeffer Center Julie Carl Cho, MFA Director of Operations, USC Schaeffer Institute Eileen Crimmins, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Dean, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, USC Andrus Gerontology Center AARP Professor of Gerontology, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Director, USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute James Irvine Chair in Urban and Regional Planning and professor of public policy, USC Price School of Public Policy Daniel Czarnowske, PhD Nonresident Postdoctoral Research Scholar, USC Schaeffer Center Sir Angus Deaton, PhD Presidential Professor of Economics, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Senior Scholar, School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University Jason Doctor, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Norman Topping National Medical Enterprise Chair in Medicine and Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs, USC Price School of Public Policy Erin L. Duffy, PhD, MPH Director of Research Training, USC Schaeffer Center Research Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Willa Erickson, M.Ed. Assistant Director, Schaeffer Fellows Program Maddalena Ferranna, PhD Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, USC Mann School Gladys Flores Administrative Assistant, USC Schaeffer Center Steven Fox, MD, MSc Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Assistant Research Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, USC Mann School Melissa A. Frasco, PhD Research Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Jorge Luis García, PhD Nonresident Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Assistant Professor, John E. Walker Department of Economics, Clemson University Haley Garland, MPP Assistant Director, Aging and Cognition Program, USC Schaeffer Center Daniel George IT Manager Paul Ginsburg, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Professor, Practice of Health Policy and Management, USC Price School of Public Policy Dana Goldman, PhD Founding Director, USC Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service University Professor of Public Policy, Pharmacy, and Economics Special Advisor, USC Provost Myfanwy Graham Nonresident Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Lecturer, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle Sarah Green Research Programmer, USC Schaeffer Center Joseph Grogan, JD Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Former Assistant, U.S. President Former Director, Domestic Policy Council (DPC) Jevay Grooms, PhD Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute 2023 – 2024 USC AD/ADRD RCMAR Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Co-Director, ATRIL Associate Professor of Economics and Co-Director, Center for an Equitable Economy and Sustainable Society, Howard University Ann Harada, PhD, MPH Research Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Sidra Haye, PhD 2023-2024 USC AD/ADRD RCMAR Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Postdoctoral Research Scholar, USC Schaeffer Center James J. Heckman, PhD USC Presidential Scholar-in-Residence, USC Schaeffer Institute Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Stephanie Hedt, MPP Director of External Affairs, USC Schaeffer Institute Cindy Henderson Budget Analyst, USC Schaeffer Center Hanke Heun-Johnson, PhD Research Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Jakub Hlávka, PhD Nonresident Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences, USC Keck School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Public Economics, Masaryk University Vivian Ho, PhD Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Chair in Health Economics Professor, Department of Economics at Rice University Professor, Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine Danielle Iniguez Administrative Assistant, USC Schaeffer Center Khristina Ipapo Lung, MPH Research Programmer, USC Schaeffer Center Mireille Jacobson, PhD Co-Director, Aging and Cognition Program, USC Schaeffer Center Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Professor, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Grace Ji Research Programmer, USC Schaeffer Center Boshen Jiao, PhD, MPH Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical & Health Economics, USC Mann School Geoffrey Joyce, PhD Director, Health Policy, USC Schaeffer Center Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, USC Mann School Associate Professor, USC Mann School Matthew Kahn, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Provost Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Science Rika Kanaoka Data Visualization Specialist, USC Schaeffer Institute Genevieve P. Kanter, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Professor of Public Policy, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy Cameron Kaplan, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Director, Gehr Center for Health Systems Science and Innovation Associate Professor, USC Keck School of Medicine Emmett Keeler, PhD Nonresident Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Quality Assurance Director, USC Schaeffer Center Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School Chris Klein Chief of Staff, USC Schaeffer Institute Tara Knight, PhD Program Director, USC Schaeffer Center Bob Kocher, MD Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Partner, Venrock Alexis Coulourides Kogan, PhD Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Assistant Professor, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, and Gerontology, Keck School of Medicine of USC and USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology Rani Kotha, JD, MPH Senior Strategist, USC Schaeffer Center Darius Lakdawalla, PhD Chief Scientific Officer, USC Schaeffer Center Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Quintiles Chair in Pharmaceutical Development and Regulatory Innovation, USC Mann School Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy Jennifer Laux Project Specialist, USC Schaeffer Institute Duy-An Le Project Specialist, USC Schaeffer Center Duncan Ermini Leaf, PhD Research Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Meng Li, PhD, ScM Nonresident Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Assistant Professor in Health Services Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Barry Liden, JD Director of Public Policy, USC Schaeffer Institute Steve M. Lieberman, MPhil, MA Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute President, Lieberman Consulting Inc. Eugene Lin, MD, MS Clinical and Resident Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Assistant Professor, Medicine and Health Policy & Management, Keck School of Medicine of USC and the USC Price School of Public Policy Eleanor Liu, PhD, MPH Research Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Bich Ly Senior Research Programmer, USC Schaeffer Center Maria-Alice Manetas Research Program Specialist, Clinical Trial Recruitment Lab (CTRL), USC Schaeffer Center Toni Mankowitz Project Specialist, USC Schaeffer Center Erica Lovano McCann, Ed.D. Executive Director, Schaeffer Fellows Program Grace McCormack, PhD Research Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Daniel McFadden, PhD Distinguished Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Presidential Professor of Health Economics, USC Price School of Public Policy Glenn Melnick, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Blue Cross of California Chair in Health Care Finance, USC Price School of Public Policy Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy Michael Menchine, MD, MPH Clinical Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Professor, Clinical Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC Vice Chair, Clinical Research, Keck School of Medicine of USC Jason Millman Director of Communications, USC Schaeffer Institute Doris Molina-Henry, PhD Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Principal Investigator, ATRI Assistant Professor of Research Neurology Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC Karen Mulligan, PhD Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Research Assistant Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy Rebecca Myerson, PhD, MPH Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Kimberly Narain, MD, PhD, MPH, DABOM Nonresident Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Assistant Professor-in-Residence, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine Megan Narvaez Administrative Assistant, USC Schaeffer Center Niloofar Fouladi Nashta Research Programmer, USC Schaeffer Center Hanh Nguyen, MA Project Specialist, USC Schaeffer Center PhuongGiang Nguyen, MSPH Research Programmer, USC Schaeffer Center Ziad Obermeyer, M.D. Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Professor and Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professor, UC Berkeley Alex Oshmyansky Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Founder and CEO, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, PhD Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Professor and Elizabeth Garrett Chair in Health Policy, Economics & Law, USC Price School William Padula, PhD Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, USC Mann Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, DSc (hon) Dean, USC Mann School John Stauffer Dean’s Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, USC Mann School Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Desi Peneva, MS Research Program Lead, USC Schaeffer Center Seema (Choksy) Pessar, MPP Senior Health Policy Project Associate, USC Schaeffer Center Anne Peters, MD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Professor of Clinical Medicine and Clinical Scholar Keck School of Medicine of USC Charles E. Phelps, PhD Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute University Professor and Provost Emeritus, University of Rochester Tomas Philipson, PhD Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Daniel Levin Chair of Public Policy, University of Chicago Nichole Phillips, JD Senior Director of Finance and Research Administration, USC Schaeffer Center Hossein Pourmand, DPPD, MBA Assistant Vice President, Research Initiatives, University Advancement Dima M. Qato, PharmD, MPH, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Hygeia Centennial Chair and Associate Professor, USC Mann School Director, Program on Medicines and Public Health, USC Mann School Geovanna Quiroz Events Manager, USC Schaeffer Institute Samantha Randall Project Specialist, USC Schaeffer Center Robert D. Reischauer, PhD Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Distinguished Fellow and President Emeritus, The Urban Institute John Romley, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Professor, Public Policy, USC Price School of Public Policy Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, USC Mann School Seth Seabury, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, USC Mann School Director of Graduate Studies, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Program, USC Mann School Alison Sexton Ward, PhD Research Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Jeremy L. Shane Nonresident Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Victoria Shier, PhD Research Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Roger Smith Editor-in-Chief Jacob Soll, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute University Professor, USC Professor of Philosophy, History, and Accounting, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Neeraj Sood, PhD Director, COVID Initiative, USC Schaeffer Center Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Professor of Public Policy, USC Price School of Public Policy Interim Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, USC Price \ Emily Stewart, MPH Research Programmer, USC Schaeffer Center John Stofko MBA, MPH, RPh Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, USC Mann School Arthur Stone, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Director, USC Dornsife Center for Self-Reported Science Professor of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences Sze-chuan Suen, PhD Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Assistant Professor, USC Viterbi School of Engineering 2018-2019 RCMAR Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Briana Taylor Senior Program Administrator, Research Training Program, USC Schaeffer Center Sophie Terp, MD, MPH Clinical Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Professor, Clinical Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC Steven M. Teutsch, MD, MPH Nonresident Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute John Thacker Research Programmer, Schaeffer Center Johanna Thunell, PhD Research Scientist, USC Schaeffer Center Daniel Tomaszewski, PharmD, PhD Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, Healthcare Decision Analysis program, USC Mann School Michelle Ton Program Administrator for Academic Affairs, Healthcare Decision Analysis MS Program, USC Mann School Brian C. Toy, MD Clinical Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, USC Roski Eye Institute at Keck Medicine of USC Audrey Tripp Contracts and Grants Manager, USC Schaeffer Center Erin Trish, PhD Co-Director, USC Schaeffer Center Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, USC Mann School Bryan Tysinger, PhD Director, Health Policy Simulation, USC Schaeffer Center Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Research Assistant Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy Boris Vabson, PhD Nonresident Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Research Faculty Member, Harvard Medical School Karen Van Nuys, PhD Executive Director, Value of Life Sciences Innovation, USC Schaeffer Center Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Kukla Vera Special Advisor, USC Schaeffer Center Anshu Verma System Administrator, USC Schaeffer Center Jillian Wallis, PhD Research Data Administrator, USC Schaeffer Center Olivia Wang, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar, USC Schaeffer Center Olivia Williams Research Programmer, USC Schaeffer Center Ken S. Wong, PharmD, MPH Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, USC Mann School Director, Division of Healthcare and Biopharmaceutical Business, USC Mann School Karen Woo, MD, PhD Clinical Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute 2014-2015 RCMAR Fellow, USC Schaeffer Center Assistant Professor, Surgery, UCLA Vascular Surgeon, VA West Los Angeles Medical Center Julie Zissimopoulos, PhD Co-Director, Aging and Cognition Program, USC Schaeffer Center Co-Director, CeASES ADRD and AD-RCMAR Senior Scholar, USC Schaeffer Institute Professor, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy Rushil Zutshi, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar, USC Schaeffer Center
